The Cambria freeman. [volume] (Ebensburg, Pa.) 1867-1938, 1887-10-14
NEWS AND OTHER NOTINGS.


Denver ranks next.
A lady interfered with 40 impatient
driver il Lynn, Mass, and started Stub
born, balIv horse attached TO a heavily
loaded coal wagon by giving the animal
four apples and then simply saying, Come
along"
Arthur Rid!sy. of Meriden. Conn, went
to Melbourne. Australia. a little over a
year ago with $4,000 capital, which he in
vested in skating-rinks. He now owns
fourteen, which netted him $751; 900 IN the
last year. Who says the rolleI-skate
gathers TO moss?
"A large flock of chimney sweeps"
took to roostlng in a chimney OF the house
of John a. Butts, OF Thomaston, Ca
One night he covered the chimney with a
board. and early next morning replaced the
board with a bag When he removed the
bag { contained J67 imprisoned birds.
"A Brooklyn horse has an extraordinary
passion for raw eggs. He quietly watches
the hens that frequent his manger until
they leave their nests. when he noses about
unit! the eggs are discovered, then be breaks
and devours them with gusto The effort
of this strange diet upon his physical con-
ditiOn is beneficial, and his sides have
become round and glossy.
"A young woman of Muskegon. Mich, so
annoyed the neighbOrs by her piano playing
that they made a complaint to the police.
The matter was investigated, and a police
man was sent TO tell her she must be more
reasonable about her music Thereupon
ping only fer refreshments, and Kept it up
until she fell from the piano stool in con-
yulsiOES.
"A genuine care of death from tight
lacing Is reported in Philadelphia The
subject, Bertha Oppenheimer, tainted in
theAter on Thursday night of last week and
died the following day. 1t was testified at
the cOIoneT's inquest that Bertha had
thought her waist hot shspely enough and
to reduce herself she had laced very tight.
This brought on heart failure, and finally
resulted in death.
An attempt was made last week to
wreck the Yaukton passenger train on the
Milwaukee and St. Paul Road, on q curve q
mile this side OF Ella Point, by fastening en-
oak tie on the track. The engineer discoY-
cred slheI obstruction too late TO stop, but
luckily the tram was not derailed. Over
500 excursionists were crowded into the
coaches a Sheriff's posse is on the trail OF
the perpetrators.
"A revIvalist in a Michigan town had
discOursed on the Bible for two hours and
got his audience worked up TO a point oi
enthusiasm. Now. my hearers, there I.
one thing that il would be Impossible fol
US to get along without. Who can tell Inc
what it Is? - He expected the audience tc
say religion" but he discovered that be
had mistaken the character OF his hearers
when grizzled long beard arose and said
"quinine.''
The California mountain lion IS usually
/ a cOwardly creature, but the other day
one OF them, unprovoked. jumped from
the bushes upon lie Downs as he WAS com
ing out of the Humboldt Mountains in
Nevada, and after mangling him severely
hec as suddenly as he had appeared
Downs is strong, large man ana an ex-
perienced mountaineer, bat so sudden
was the attack and so severe the pain that
ne tainted away and lay unconscious for
at least an hour.
in Forsythe county. North Carolina.
last week was seen an immense swSrm of
butterflies The swarm was moving SOUTH
ward, and it took an hour for il 20 pass.
Millions upon millions OF the insects were
seen hHttering and evidently trying tO
escape from something. The lowest were
20 feet from the ground, and they could be
seen as high as the eye could reach. They
moved slowly and at times appeared to
come to standstill. The butterflies were
not much larger than a IOc. piece. About
half an hour after the swarm passed the
thermometer fell 10 degrees.
Howard county, Indiana, farmers re-
siding in the vicinity OF the great Shrader
gas well, near Kokomo, Indiana, 20 on
record as harvesting the first wheat by
natural gssli2ht. q dozen selt-binders and
men shocking wheat was truly a novel
scene. which was witnessed by hundreds of
people. who surrounded the fields Of grain
IN carriages. The constant roar of the
Shrader well can be distinctly heard eight
miles away, while the light can be plainly
seen at Burlington, fifteen miles west of
here. The estimated flow OF gas from this
well Is IL. .OOO, 600 cubic feet every twenty
four hours.
In December, 1885, Henry Kemper was
found dead early one morning In his grocery
store on Barr street, Cincinnati. No clue TO
the murderer could be :ound. A negro was
tried for the crime, but acquitted. Now
comes the story il e somewhat dim way
that within a day or two a daughter of
kamper. living in Dayton, Ohio, has re-
ceiyed letter from her brother John con-
Tossing that he murdered his father with a
club for money. The story is that he was
fatally injured on the Southern railroad,
and that he made the confession supposIns
be was about to die. The officers have not
yet verified the story.
An Interesting case arose few days ago
in ClaremOnt, y. H, which will probably
raise legal points not before discussed.
The Hon. II. ". Parker was called TO tho
bedside OF Melvin Proctor. a man of some
wealth, to draw bis will. This was done in
full before a witness Mr.. Proctor, who
was then of sound mind, was raised up for
the purpose of signing his name. He hs1
written the word Melvin" when he sud
denly died without completing the signature.
1T is understood that the document would
have cut the oldest son off with 81. There
are three other children. The question
arises II tie will is valid.
Thomas j. and Richard Corsnn. farm
ers living near Pedncktown. y. j., recent
ly sent to President Cleveland a watermelon